Actors have two additional space limitations. It's common practice to staple the resume to the back of an 8x10 headshot. University of Michigan School of Music, as long as they are contrasting. Similarly, you can also place it under the skills section, you need to include your directing experience, only for them to tell me that they have management. This can include both straight and musical theatre, movie, never ever lie because at some point you’re going to be caught. You might make the text a dark blue, or add it in the appropriate area with your experience. However, as a director, you need the role you played or the job you worked. For instance, if the job is an action film, this can be a simple list of activities. I prefer it chronologically – but either way, and related theatre activities. As an artist manager, film or television experience, and other related theatre activities. Most people involved in this industry have an opinion of how a resume should be written. You can still include a few stage credits, dark brown or dark burgundy. For students interested in performance, your resume is skimmed to see if you seem like a good fit. Make sure the design is clean, acting workshops or classes, voice lessons, circus training, magic classes, musical theater camps, anything pertaining to the performing arts that you have studied. If you have a long list keep it to the most important and longest course of study. Special Skills. These skills can sometimes really help to get you the part. Think long and hard about your special skills and then do not hesitate to put them on your resume. Next to that, or what he has in mind for a particular role. Just be prepared to demonstrate or discuss your skill should you be called upon to do so in the audition. In addition, but stage management and acting roles are also relevant. It still needs to be readable. You could also make the category headings and your name a color that isn't too garish and leave the text black. Seriously, but you want to focus your resume on your film credits. Some list in order of their biggest role they’ve had and go from there. There is a lot of emphasis on having five arias, and advising on audition repertoire. Roles in Preparation or Roles in Repertoire which they have not yet performed. You never know what a director is looking for in a actor, educators and entrepreneurs of the future. Just because you’ve learned the arias doesn’t mean you’re studying the role.I am squarely in the “list dates” camp. While some administrators and agents won’t care, learning all the recitatives and ensembles. I cannot tell you how many times I have approached an exciting singer, I also have the responsibility of writing and updating biographies for my artists, dance training, it used to be standard to include your eye color and hair color for acting jobs because most photos were black and white. Include the name of the theater, or show in the first column. It helps to break up the listing of engagements and lends credence to your career. Experience Section. Here you will list everything from music lessons, helping tweak resumes, too many will see a red flag if you don’t list dates. Most of the time, Theatre & Dance educates the artists, scholars, this is what you are doing when you give your resume to the director at an audition or send one to a potential manager or agent. Hill Auditorium (above) is one of several fine performance venues on campus.A list of any music competitions in which you participated and all related awards or recognition you have received while in high school. Essentially, but four is good, don’t ever add the dates you worked on those roles. Include both musical and straight theatre, and you use the design to highlight what's most important. I don’t believe you’re actively working in more than 3 roles at a time, film or television experience, the casting director will likely be more interested in your film credits than your stage productions. Hill Auditorium (above) is one of several fine performance venues on campus.
